CONDONING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

condoning 1 of 2

adjective

as in absolving

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condoning

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verb

present participle of condone

as in ignoring

to dismiss as of little importance he is too quick to condone his friend's faults

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Recent Examples of condoning

Verb

When will the district and the board stop condoning this kind of behavior? — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026 Kristin Zastoupil, a spokesperson for Forney ISD, said the district isn’t condoning or facilitating the walkout. — Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026 State public defender Jeff Wright testified during the appeals proceedings that Ruhtenberg was fired because her posts were perceived as condoning violence. — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 23 June 2026 As part of the agreement, the university stipulated that no evidence produced in discovery showed any player reporting hazing to Fitzgerald, nor was there any showing the coach condoning or directing such conduct. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Dec. 2025 The lawsuit says the Killen Police Department didn’t stop Webster’s behavior and accuses the police chief and the town, by extension, of condoning his actions and not properly training him. — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025 However, the Brotherhood's chapters vary significantly in their approaches, with some engaging in democratic politics while others have been accused of supporting or condoning violence. — Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025 There is a difference between lauding the murder of an innocent human being and criticizing the victim’s opinions and statements, between condoning violence and suggesting the public outpouring of grief is selective or disproportionate. — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025 However, when an organisation like BAFTA, with its own long history of systemic racism, refuses to acknowledge the harm inflicted on both the Black and disabled communities and offer an appropriate apology, remaining involved would be tantamount to condoning its behaviour. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for condoning

Adjective

Some prosecutors have created units designed to take another look at past convictions where exculpatory evidence is now available, like in Powell’s case.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
Mullins rejected that argument on the grounds that exculpatory information must always be shared.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 May 2026

Definition of exculpatory

Verb

Make Participation Effortless Reduce friction to the point where using it feels like less effort than ignoring it.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
For example, today, Americans might believe that the demands of racial equity or of evangelical Christianity are so pressing that executive power would be justified in ignoring the legislature or the judiciary to serve them.

— Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of ignoring

Verb

Surveillance cameras captured a person dressed in dark clothing on a nearby roof overlooking the courtyard less than ten minutes before the killing, prosecutors said in charging documents.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
That’s adjacent to what is technically a closetless third bedroom, overlooking the leafy treescape, although the listing is staged with it as a separate living room.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 6 July 2026

Definition of overlooking

Verb

The article emphasizes that effective communication of difficult decisions requires not only clear explanation but also genuine empathy for how people feel, rather than merely justifying actions.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
And yet at the start of the Mass, a priest read aloud a statement justifying the consecrations as a necessary defense of the faith and criticizing how the Catholic Church today had deviated from tradition.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of justifying

Verb

The center also alleges that the APA has put up roadblocks to allowing an official Jewish affinity group to form, while excusing inflammatory language about Zionism from an Arab, Muslim, Middle Eastern and North African affinity group.

— Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
Plus, our governor issued a memo excusing fans from delays caused by celebrating.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026

Definition of excusing

Verb

Carpino retired in April, without ever explaining what was not right in the organization or, based on the standings, repairing it.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The traditional experience requires waiting on hold, explaining the situation and hoping an agent can help.

— Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

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